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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL:
Sesame oil prices ruling firm on lower output fears
Fall in production seen in UP, MP, Karnataka. Chennai, Dec. 23 At a time when prices of almost all vegetable oils are declining, sesame or til oil has been an exception. In fact, prices of products such as palm oil are ruling lower than in 2006 ...
CLIMATE & WEATHER:
Mercury falls as weather clears over northwest
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 23 The anti-cyclone with its core sitting over Oman-the Gulf of Aden has further strengthened its grip over unfolding weather over northwest and central ...
TEA:
Use more solar energy, tea industry urged
Glendale model to be extended to other factories. Coonoor, Dec. 23 The Commerce Ministry has urged United Planters’ Association of Southern India (UPASI) and Planters Energy Network (PEN) to join hands with Tea Board to bring about a ...
TEA:
Nilgiri tea production increases 6% in Nov
Coonoor, Dec. 23 Tea production in its member estates in the Nilgiris in November was six per cent more than in November 2007, according to UPASI Tea Research ...
RUBBER:
Mixed trend in spot rubber
Kottayam, Dec. 23 Spot rubber showed a mixed trend on Tuesday. Declines in the domestic futures kept the physical market under pressure on late trading hours. Sheet rubber closed unchanged at Rs 70 a kg after hitting an intraday high at Rs 72 ...
EVENTS:
‘Cashewfest’ to be part of shopping festival
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 23 A cashew festival will be held in Kollam as part of the ongoing Grand Kerala ...
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